At a Glance
- Tasks: Teach and support students with diverse learning needs in a welcoming environment.
- Company: Wentworth Public School, a vibrant community-focused school in regional NSW.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to $160,942, professional development, and supportive staff.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with ongoing learning opportunities and strong community ties.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while celebrating cultural diversity.
- Qualifications: Approval to teach special education and experience with diverse learning needs.
The predicted salary is between 88200 - 141997 $ per year.
Wentworth Public School is a warm and welcoming school located where the Murray and Darling Rivers meet, in the beautiful Sunraysia region of Far West NSW. We pride ourselves on providing quality instruction to students of all backgrounds and actively seek to build strong, positive relationships with our students, their families, and the wider community.
Our school sits on the traditional land of the Barkindji people, and we seek to celebrate the rich cultural diversity of all families in our community. In 2026, we have 109 students across five mainstream and one support (MC) class. Around 38% of our students identify as Aboriginal, and teachers are supported daily by dedicated School Learning Support Officers (SLSOs).
Wentworth is just a short 25-minute drive from Mildura (population 50,000), a vibrant regional city in Victoria that enriches our community with additional job opportunities, sports, and health services. We enjoy great partnerships with nearby schools in the Sunraysia area and in the Far West Network, and work closely with our local preschools to ensure a smooth start for every young learner. Our staff team is a wonderful mix of new and experienced educators, both permanent and temporary, who benefit from ongoing professional learning opportunities, helping them bring their best to the classroom year after year.
Specific Selection Criteria:
- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism, behaviour difficulties or diverse learning needs.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively and respectfully collaborate and work closely with students, staff, parents/carers, and external agencies, to build and enhance a culture of inclusivity, including through culturally responsive practices that recognise and value Aboriginal students, their identities and their families.
- Demonstrated ability to design and deliver differentiated data-informed programs that use explicit teaching, evidence-based practice and high expectations to improve academic, social and behavioural outcomes.
Conditions:
An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.
About the NSW Department of Education:
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above.
We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.
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